Game apparatus



Dec. 19, 1922. 1,439,616.

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I RICHARD mm, or HILLSIDE, NEwJEns'EY.

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'appertains to makefand use the same.

The object. of the' invention is to pro-o evide a simple andentertaining apparatus for useinola in ahuntin ame of which r 2:! e ithe purpose is to simulate the chase or a rabbit or similar game by a.hunterand dogs .tlirOughQafield representing-a labyi-ihth or "wendefined trails to which the 1, Q1aying 'objects must, be confined intheir movement between'theistops or stations, and

the extent or Qrelatiye movements of the fpieoe's being determined by asuitable counconstitiiting the main feature of the apparatus v Figiires2,3 and 4: represent the pieces or,

, The base orboard ter, dice or the like, and with this object iII VIBWthe lnv'entlon consists in a construc- 2 5 i tion "and arrangement ofparts ot which a preferred embodiment is shown in the ac- 'comp anyingdrawing, wherein Figure 1 isa' plan'view of aplaying board playingobjects for'use in connection with tlie board. i v y 10 carries asubstantially rectangular playing-field having more or less irregular orsinuous bounding lines representingboundary trails 11 which at theangles of theffield connect with stations whicli'arerespectivelydesignated as 12, 13,- 14 and 15. As illustrated thestations 13 and 14may be ,designated in'the field by the letters RH representing' forexample rabbit home or rabbit hole to indicate that when the game suchas the rabbit safely reaches either of these stations the game is won bythe player or participant in the game who is representing the rabbit orwho hasthe rabbit piece to move. The station l2-may also be designatedwithin the field by the letter H to represent hunter, and this'stationpreferably forms one of four stations of which the othersare marked respectively D, D and R as the starting points of the playing pieces whenthe game initiated. The station 1-6 whichv is also marked D is arrangedon one of the boundary trails 19213.} s eam. essaeo.

'11, thestation ,17 also aaignaedgby the letter R s is arranged onanother boundary trail at approximately the same distancefrom'the'station H as is} the station 16, andthe fourth starting station18 is arranged upon a lead trail 19 extendingdiagonally inward acrossthe .field from'thestarting station H; q

The station 15 maybeblankas indicated and may represent thatjpositiononthe playing board surface in whiclrthe rabbit or game may'fbe cornered"and caught so as to give the player representing the hunter and dogs,indicatedin' Figures "2,3 and 4c and initially placed *upon'ithestationsH, D and the advantage over the player representingth'e game;

Extending diagonallyiacross the playing field from the station '13 tothestation 15 which in Gammon withthe station 14 may beregarded as'aterminal station, for the reason that upon reaching 'eitlier ofthem thegame or rabbit representing the game is either caught or is safe, arethe main trails 20 of which there 'ni'ay be any desired number, andareof sinuous or irregular form, as indicated, des gned v to representorsimulate rabbit runs,seyera l of these :main trails being intersectedby the lead trail 19, and correspondingly"from the station '14representing a rabbit hole there may diagonally extend an escape trail21 i also intersecting one or moreof the Ymain trails as shown, whileconnecting the main trails, w th each otherat intervals and alsoconnecting the main tra ls With the boundary trails in.a more or lessirregular or arbitrary are the cross or short cut trails 22 which may bevaried in length and arrangement:according to the preferenceof the:designer and with a View to rendering more or less difficult or easy thesolution oi the problem of enabling the hunter assisted by the dogs tocorner ortrap the game in accordance with the rules of pay which may belaid down for the guidance of the participants of the game.

At the inte'rsections'of all of the trails or in other words at allpoints of intersection of two trails or portions of trails therearranged rest stations23 of which obviously there may be quiteaconsiderable number, and in addition thereto supplemental rest stations24 may be arranged upon the main and boundary trails as indicated, saidstations representing points at Which the play:

afford entertainment" in the fact that the intersections of the trailsforming means ect, that is either of carrying the game object or rabbitout of the reach of the other.

objects or of disposing the objects representing the hunter and dogs insuch a way as to catch or trap the game ob ect.

t It will be obvious that by adopting more or less restrictive rules ofplay the game maybe made as difiicultas desired and will of escape andofapproach are varied in dif- {erent portions'of the playing surface andthus, like chess andot-her games, make it necessary for the player tocalculate in ad-' Vance the moveswhich should'be made in order "toaccomplish the desired object whether of escape or capture, 7 Havingthus described the "invention,

'1. A game apparatus having a playing field for traverse byplayingvobjects respec- 'tively representing game and hunter and sate anddanger provided with starting, stations connected by trails arranged 111in- I tersecting relations withrest, stations at the points ofintersection thereof, a plurality of r main trails being disposeddiagonally in connection Qwith opposite corner stations and lead andescape trails being extended from the intermediate corner stations [11in- .tersecting relation respectively with certain of the main trails,and cross or. short cut trails being arranged in connection withintermediate reststations of the main trails.

2. A game apparatus having a playing *field for traverse by playingobjects respectively representing game and hunter and provided withstarting, safe and danger stations connected by. trails arranged in 111-tively representin extendingrespectively from the intermedii ate cornerstations.

A game apparatus having a playing field for traverse byplaying objectsrespectively representing game and hunter and provided with starting,sate and danger stations connected by tra ls arranged in intersectingrelations with rest stations at the points of intersection thereof, thecorner stations beingconnected by boundary trails, diagonally oppositestations being connectedby main trails, and the main trails beingintersected by lead and" escape trails extending respectively from theintermediate corner stations,,,with

rest stations arranged at; the points of intersection of the severaltrails and at'intermediate pointson the main and boundary trails. y

4. A game apparatus having a playing field for traverse byplaying-objects respec- Q; gaifne and hunter and provided with starting,safe and danger stationsconnected by trails'arranged in intersectingrelations with rest stations at the points of intersection thereof, thecorner stations being connected by boundary trails, diagonally oppositestations being I connected by'niiain trails, and the niain trails beingintersected by lead and escape trails extending respectively from theintermediate corner station, withyrest stations arranged at the pointsof intersection of the several trails and at intermediate points on themain and boundary trails, and starting stations being arranged adjacentto one of said intermediate corner stations and respectively atintersections of other trails with the boundary and lead trails.

In testimony whereo'fI aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD DIEHL. Vi itnessesz' i M. HAsonnu,

ALBERT A. LAQQMBE.

